Thomas Tuche, Chelsea manager, was chosen as the best manager of 2021 at the gala of the FIFA The Best Awards that took place in Zurich, Switzerland. The German managed to outvote the Spanish Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Roberto Mancini of the Italian national team.
After knowing the result of this category, Tuchel spoke by videoconference from the facilities of the ‘Blues’, admitting that “I’m so impressed that it even makes me uncomfortable to have won the prize”. He also assured that he is “enjoying the trip” at the London club, where he claims to have a “very competitive team”, despite having lost options to fight for the Premier that City currently leads.
Merits that led Thomas Tuchel to win ‘The Best’
Among the merits that led Tuchel to win this award, they highlight having guided Chelsea to conquer the UEFA Champions League in its edition 2015/2021, after eliminating Real Madrid in the semifinals and precisely defeating City of Guardiola in the final.
The coach of years came to the team London player in January 2021 replacing the legendary Frank Lampard, and it was immediately noticeable what an impact he had on the players who went from show an irregular game to exhibit impeccable timing on the field that also led them to win the European Super Cup against Villarreal in the penalty shootout.
Another of the merits or feats achieved by the Teutonic coach was having been the first manager to reach two consecutive Champions League finals, remembering that in 2020 was in charge of Paris Saint-Germain that fell to Bayern Munich.
With this award, Germany can boast of having the best coach of the year for the second consecutive year, and in the previous edition, the winner was Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, the same one Tuchel succeeded in Borussia Dortmund’s bench in April 550.
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